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Many of you know that I live in the same house I grew up in. The street was racially mixed when I was a kid but now it is predominantly black. There are a couple of transitional housing places that tweak the "white" end numbers a bit but overall this is a black neighborhood. I just went to my front yard to get mail and retrieve the trashcan. As I got to the mailbox an unfamiliar (a resident or friend of someone in the transitional housing on our street) woman with white hair - white skin too - was walking down the street. I said "Hello, how are you?" but she didn't verbally respond. Instead she went to the opposite side of the street AND put her purse on the opposite shoulder only to come back to my side of the street when she was a full house or so past me. As she did this I wished her a good day, got my trashcan and came back inside. I am not overly concerned about racism ; I tend to see the individual more than the group but it is instances like this tha...

What is the most common phrase in your house? "Mommy, can I?" "Honey, do you know where my is...?" In our house it is something like "Tara, Hold on. I can't hear you." or "Jai, I can't hear what you are saying when you walk into another room." Tara admittedly and sometimes quite obviously can't hear. I on the other hand still hear pretty well, especially considering my live music history. At least we are considerate enough and smart enough to say more than "Huh?"

So, these photos didn't format the way I thought but everything is relatively in order of work. This last photo shows a new railing around the basement stairwell. The railing was reclaimed from the railing that used to be around the porch.

As many of you know I live in the same place where I grew up. My parents periodically remodeled things but it was rare. At some point the put security bars on the windows and outdoor carpet on the porch and stoop. Tara and I agreed to change things...

So, I've been doing all this work on my house and I figure it's about time to advertise. The 2 general contractors I've used have been: Stillwaters LLC 311 Bluebird Dr Goodlettsville, TN 37072 (615) 851-4884 attn John Keightley Danhauer Construction PO Box 2242 Hendersonville, TN 37077-2242 danhauerconst@aol.com (615) 545-5454 attn Steve Danhauer Both of these guys are personable and professional. The specific jobs have included: John Barnard Electric Contractors Alex Martinez Painters Frank Jones Flooring